Hog-nose ring



(No Model.)

MAJOR.

HOG NOSE RING. No. 252,047 Patented Jan. 10,1882.

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EBER MAJOR, OF MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

HOG-NOSE RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,047, dated. January 10, 1882.

Application filed November 12, 1881. .(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBER MAJOR, a citizen of the United States, residing in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hog-Nose Rings, of which the followin g is a specification.

The invention will be understood as set forth in the following specification and claim.

In single-wire hog-rings as commonly made, when the joint is formed outside of the flesh there is no way of preventing the ring from turning,and consequentlythejoint works into the flesh, causingirritation and disease.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents pinchers with a ring ready to he closed-in a hogs snout, and Fig. 2 represents the ring so closed.

B is the upperjaw of the pinchers, provided with a longitudinal groove.

A is the lower jaw, provided with a longitudinal groove, and with hole a.

O is the blank, with projection c re ting in hole a. As shown, the blank 0 is formed of a simple piece of round wire; and the projection 0 is merely an end thereof, bent at approximately right angles thereto.

herein, and hereby reserve the right to make said separate application for the nippers;. but

What I do claim is- Theherein describedrin gfor hogs noses,consistingofasingle uniform-sized piece ofrounded metal, having the projection 0 formed of the same piece, bent at right angles to the body of the ring, substantially as set forth.

EBER MAJOR.

Witnesses:

GEO. GOODMAN, L. P. GRAHAM. 

